LS 10:

The major terrestrial ecosystems are classified into units called biomes. Biomes are large regions characterized by certain conditions, including a range of climate and ecological communities adapted to those conditions. The major terrestrial ecosystems are:

  • Desert

  • Forest
    Desert_after_Rain.jpg
    Canyonlands National Park (San Juan county, Utah, United States) U.S. National Archives
    • Coniferous
    • Deciduous
    • Rainforest
  • Grassland
  • Tundra

Characteristics of terrestrial ecosystems vary with respect to biotic and abiotic factors. It is the abiotic factors which define the type of biome.

Organisms have specific structure, functions, and behaviors that enable them to survive the conditions of the particular ecosystem in which they live. These are known as adaptations.


Use this link to access a Google Custom Search Engine to research your Biome:

http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=018233904097126905525:5ut3h20pkik